A cleanliness I can't undo

One of my friends dabbles in song writing and guitar playing; he's pretty good. He wrote a song about 2 years ago (I think) and I for the life of me can't remember it (note-I don't have the best memory). I do remember liking it and I do recall one line which is "A cleanliness I can't undo". Referring to the forever righteousness given to The Christian by Jesus Christ's Death. This line has been great for me, it is both a call and a relief.


A call to live like this is true. A call to live, as Paul puts it in Philippians 1:27, in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ, and then again in Ephesians 4:1, to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called. Translation, I am clean (through Christ), therefore I strive to live in thoughts, words and deeds like I am.


A relief because I don't, I can't live worthy to that call. But nothing can make me more clean or less clean. I am not earning my salvation or ruining my salvation because nothing can make me better or remove Christ blood in my life. My status before God is secure, I am a redeemed sinner.





A cleanliness I can't undo,
A savior died, myself to kill,
To kill my pride, to kill my sin,
Deserved, did I, the wrath of God,
Absorbed by him who knew no sin,
Blameless to stand before the King,
My soul, for eternity, he owns,
None strong enough to change my end,
Erase, can nothing this promise.

(I wrote that about the using the line of his song as my first line)